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This photo released by the official news agency of the Iranian Oil Ministry, SHANA, shows Iranian oil tanker Sabiti traveling through the Red Sea on Friday. Iran says two missiles struck the tanker.

Iranian Tanker Reportedly Struck By Missiles In Red Sea

Iran's state-run IRNA says the tanker was hit by two missiles that damaged storage tanks as it steamed about 60 miles from the Saudi port of Jiddah.

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, shown at a news conference on general elections in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in August, has won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work toward a peace initiative with neighboring Eritrea.

Nobel Peace Prize Goes To Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed

The Ethiopian leader received the award for his efforts to bring an end to 20 years of war with neighboring Eritrea.

Multiple groups are trying to delay — and ultimately block — the Trump administration's public charge rule. The new rule makes it more difficult for immigrants to get green cards if it seems they might need public assistance.

Advocates Try To Help Migrants Navigate Trump's Public Charge Rule

Advocacy groups are trying to help immigrants navigate the Trump administration's rule change that says legal immigrants will be less likely to be able to stay in the U.S. if they use public benefits.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks with journalists in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday.

After Trump Call, Ukraine's Zelenskiy Gambles On Russia Peace Push Without U.S. Help

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is trying to fulfill a campaign pledge to end a five-year conflict in eastern Ukraine. A Russian-backed insurgency has cost more than 13,000 lives since 2014.

The San Diego Convention Center is seen in the background in this photo taken March 4, 2018.

San Diego Officials Push Tourist Tax Hike For Civic Projects

San Diego civic leaders revive a ballot measure to pay for the expansion of the convention center, homeless programs and road paving.

In 2010, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Westboro Baptist Church's right to protest at funerals, arguing that even hateful speech, when addressing matters of pubic import on public property, should be protected.

How Twitter Helped Change The Mind Of A Westboro Baptist Church Member

Growing up, Megan Phelps-Roper was told that God killed soldiers as punishment for tolerance of homosexuality. She started to question her beliefs after she began running the church's Twitter account.

Support for the House impeachment inquiry into President Trump is on the rise.

Poll: Independents Move In Favor Of Impeachment Inquiry; GOP Stays Firmly Against

A slim majority of Americans approve of House Democrats' impeachment inquiry, but even more think President Trump's future should be decided at the ballot box, an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds.

After Trump Call, Ukraine's Zelenskiy Gambles On Russia Peace Push Without U.S. Help

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is trying to fulfill a campaign pledge to end a five-year conflict in eastern Ukraine. A Russian-backed insurgency has cost more than 13,000 lives since 2014.

Cubans wait their turn to enter Panama's embassy in Havana to apply for travel visas to Panama last March. The U.S. State Department eliminated a coveted five-year tourist visa for Cubans, dealing a heavy blow to entrepreneurs and Cuban members of divided families who used the visas to see relatives in the U.S. and buy precious supplies for their businesses on the island.

How The Trump Administration Uses 'Workarounds' To Reshape Legal Immigration

The White House wanted sweeping changes on legal immigration. Congress didn't bite. Now critics say the administration is using "backdoor" rules and regulations to keep low-income immigrants out.

Poll: Independents Move In Favor Of Impeachment Inquiry; GOP Stays Firmly Against

A slim majority of Americans approve of House Democrats' impeachment inquiry, but even more think President Trump's future should be decided at the ballot box, an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds.

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